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No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found

Asked by rbrosli

No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found error message after upgrading to ubuntu 8.4. Upgrading is available on system update last night. I'm using a Dell Vostro1400 and have ubuntu 7.10 previously installed as my OS. My sound device is not working properly while in ubuntu 7.10 so I managed to get it works through some modification;

Code:

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack

to the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base file by pressing Alt+F2 and typing

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

Anyway to resolve it.

Thanks

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rbrosli (rbrosli) said : 		#1

Also realized that I'm unable to play .avi file as the error message appeared as:

Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

Need help

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

This is a 8.04 bug with workaround:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/204667
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/188287/

Hope this helps

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rbrosli (rbrosli) said : 		#3

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.

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Troels Knak-Nielsen (troelskn) said : 		#4

I don't understand the workarounds? What should I do, to fix this issue?

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Lionel (ol-easyroom) said : 		#5

hello guys, I'm so glad to see that you have found the soluation.
I met the same problem. but when i tried run the sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-12-386
i was told the package could not be found.
i guess i should do some change to /etc/apt/sources.list
please tell me how

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#6

Lionel, first please try:

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-$(uname -r)

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

If you are still in trouble please copy and paste here tha contents of your: /etc/apt/sources.list open a terminal and type:

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Thank you

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HarmonicaGoldfish (patricia-rosen) said : 		#7

I am having the same issue as Lionel. I tried marcoba's suggestions above, no change. When I do the install of the modules I am told:

linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-16-generic is already the newest version.

Here are the contents of my sources.list
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main restricted multiverse universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy universe
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted multiverse universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted

## deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted
# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/dell-team/ubuntu gutsy main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/dell-team/ubuntu gutsy main

## MAIN AND RESTRICTED REPOSITORIES
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted

## UNIVERSE REPOSITORY
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe

## MULTIVERSE REPOSITORY
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse

## CANONICAL REPOSITORY
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy partner

## MEDIBUNTU REPOSITORY
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free

Any idea on how I can get sound? This is a new Dell laptop. It came with 7.10 and I upgraded to 8.04 this evening.
When I go into the hardware driver manager there are none listed at all.

Thanks for your help

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#8

Audio trouble with Ubuntu 8.04 some common checks

-- If you are using a laptop, your laptop may have a keyboard function to manipulate your sound.
   Check that. Your laptop may have a keyboard control to mute, increase and decrease sound.
-- Please check your sound devices volumes are to a high level double click on the top right loudspeaker icon you will see a mixer
-- Please make common test from menu System->Preferences->Sounds
-- If you have two audio cards - please disable the on board audio card using BIOS setting, please check with this terminal command:

   lspci | grep -i audio

-- Please be sure your pc are starting with the generic kernel press ESC at boot when you see the GRUB row then select the "kernel.... - generic" row
-- Please be sure all needed kernel modules are installed to make this check and install them:
  So open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-$(uname -r)

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then reboot your pc.

-- Be sure your user is member of audio group
Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo adduser $(who am i | cut -d" " -f 1) audio
sudo chmod 660 /dev/snd/*

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

-- Please try to watch what audio cards are detected on your system please type:
asoundconf list

if more than one sound cards is detected by your system to set the default soundcard

asoundconf set-default-card PARAMETER

change PARAMETER with the name of a one detected sound card

-- Please try to delete making a backup copy of this conf files
mv .asoundrc .asoundrc_old
mv .asoundrc.asoundconf .asoundrc.asoundconf.old
sudo mv /etc/asound.conf /etc/asound.conf.old

Please take a look at this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205449

-- Please try to discover if there are any process they are keeping the /dev/dsp locked
ps -edalf | grep -i dsp

kill them using this command:

kill -9 number_of_pid

---------

If you microphone seems don't record your voice please open a terminal and type

alsamixer

and press tab to switch in view to [Capture] section, and then pressing space on mic and mic boost aid

Hope this helps

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HarmonicaGoldfish (patricia-rosen) said : 		#9

I seem to not be having any luck...I hope you can make sense of this - it is quite long! ME indicates my response:

-- If you are using a laptop, your laptop may have a keyboard function to manipulate your sound.
   Check that. Your laptop may have a keyboard control to mute, increase and decrease sound.

ME - There are keyboard functions, yet there is no response when I try to use them.

-- Please check your sound devices volumes are to a high level double click on the top right loudspeaker icon you will see a mixer
ME - No mixer shows up. When I double click I receive this error message:
No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found.

-- Please make common test from menu System->Preferences->Sounds
ME - When I perform a test in sound preferences of sound playback (set to autodetect) I receive this message:
audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink: Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

-- If you have two audio cards - please disable the on board audio card using BIOS setting, please check with this terminal command:

   lspci | grep -i audio

ME - The response to this command is:
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)

-- Please be sure your pc are starting with the generic kernel press ESC at boot when you see the GRUB row then select the "kernel.... - generic" row
-- Please be sure all needed kernel modules are installed to make this check and install them:
  So open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-$(uname -r)

----give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

ME - Response to all of these commands:
tracy@dell-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for tracy:
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:1 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg [191B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release.gpg
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release [51.2kB]
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Get:3 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages [61.3kB]
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Sources
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Sources
Get:4 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages [14B]
Get:5 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources [15.2kB]
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Reading package lists... Done
tracy@dell-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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The following packages will be upgraded:
  bash dbus dbus-x11 kcontrol kdebase-bin kdebase-bin-kde3 kdebase-data
  kdebase-kio-plugins kdesktop kicker libdbus-1-3 libglib2.0-0 libkonq4
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Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
tracy@dell-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-$(uname -r)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-16-generic is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
tracy@dell-desktop:~$

---Then reboot your pc.
ME - Once rebooted - still has same audio issue.

-- Be sure your user is member of audio group
Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

ME - sudo adduser $(who am i | cut -d" " -f 1) audio
response --> tracy@dell-desktop:~$ sudo adduser $(who am i | cut -d" " -f 1) audio
The user `tracy' is already a member of `audio'.
tracy@dell-desktop:~$

sudo chmod 660 /dev/snd/*

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

-- Please try to watch what audio cards are detected on your system please type:
asoundconf list
ME - response--->tracy@dell-desktop:~$ asoundconf list
Names of available sound cards:
tracy@dell-desktop:~$

if more than one sound cards is detected by your system to set the default soundcard

asoundconf set-default-card PARAMETER

change PARAMETER with the name of a one detected sound card

-- Please try to delete making a backup copy of this conf files
mv .asoundrc .asoundrc_old
mv .asoundrc.asoundconf .asoundrc.asoundconf.old
sudo mv /etc/asound.conf /etc/asound.conf.old

Please take a look at this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205449
ME - I tried this. When I got to ALSA Driver compilation (because nothing worked before that point) I was unable to proceed past this point:

#
Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure alsa-source

#
You now have a big blue dialog box (left and right keys to choose 'Yes' and 'No', Enter key proceed). Answer yes (for ISA-PNP - recommended by package maintainers), then yes again (for debugging - recommended by package maintainers).
#
Now you must pick which driver you want to install. Use space to select and deselect modules, and up and down to navigate.

ME - I could not select the drivers to install. space was doing nothing. The drivers were in a big paragraph, not a list and going up and down with the arrows moved me up and down, but did not allow me to select anything with the spacebar.

-- Please try to discover if there are any process they are keeping the /dev/dsp locked
ps -edalf | grep -i dsp

ME - tracy@dell-desktop:~$ ps -edalf | grep -i dsp
0 R tracy 7143 7006 0 80 0 - 751 - 21:37 pts/0 00:00:00 grep -i dsp
tracy@dell-desktop:~$

kill them using this command:

kill -9 number_of_pid

---------

If you microphone seems don't record your voice please open a terminal and type

alsamixer

ME - tracy@dell-desktop:~$ alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory
tracy@dell-desktop:~$

though, when I do a search for alsamixer on synaptic alsamixergui, gnome alsamixer, and alsa-utils are checked green, meaning they are already installed.

and press tab to switch in view to [Capture] section, and then pressing space on mic and mic boost aid

ME - any other suggestions?

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HarmonicaGoldfish (patricia-rosen) said : 		#10

I am using a brand new laptop that came with 7.10 installed and I upgraded to 8.04. Do you think that doing a fresh install of 8.04 from scratch could help?

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lazi (lazarina-pr) said : 		#11

hi there-
i just read through all this and tried the suggestions. still no sound, still same 'no volume GStreamer...' error. any ideas what to do?

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freakalad (freakalad) said : 		#12

Instructions worked for me (Intrepid), at last.
Originally forgot to run the dpkg-reconfigure after re-installation of drivers & mixer

Thanks